[pct-l] Lightweight Quilt

[Nicholas Roberts]

Happy to see some animal activism on in this thread. :-)

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 14:32 Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Excellent advice!!!!  Unless you have extra money to throw around, unzip
> and test your existing bag as a quilt before spending lots of money.
>
> I also want to offer two more advantages of synthetic bags.  They do not
> clump together after being compressed on a daily basis and will retain it's
> warmth on a long distance hike.  And, synthetic bags still retain the
> ability to hold some warmth, even when wet.  Down does have a higher warmth
> to weight ratio when dry and brand new, before daily compression in a
> pack.  Many elite successful hikers recommend down and I feel they are
> genuinely offering the best advice to other hikers.  So at the end of the
> day, you have to have enough compassion inside you to not want to see
> animals put through a life of very cruel suffering.  I just want to say
> that synthetic is not without its advantages over down.
>
> Please choose ultra-light synthetic to end this cruel practice.  In a
> similar fashion, Angora Wool is where they rip the hair off of screaming
> rabbits (google it).  Many companies, Gap, Eddie Bauer, etc. now refuse to
> stock products with Angora Wool.  We need to do the same with down.  I will
> help anyone who wants to convert the Mountain Laurel quilt into an
> ultra-light bag and today, I forwarded photos and instructions to Ron over
> at Mountain Laurel to ask if he could actually start manufacturing these
> bags.
>
> San Jose seldom gets below 28 degrees but maybe on a cold night I could
> head up to Grant's Ranch or Mt. Hamilton to test the bag to lower
> temperatures.  I'm pretty sure my 30 ounces of converted quilt to bag and
> balaclava will take me to at least 15-20 degrees.  That's getting really
> close to what down will do for you!
>
> Diet Plan
>
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Doug Swam <doug.swam at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> > Have you experimented with your current bag by unzipping all the way and
> > laying it on top like a makeshift-quilt? Zero cost method to experiment
> > before you hint your way into a multi-hundred dollar gift. You might
> > determine that you require some sort of method to secure it to you....or
> > your pad....or around your neck/head. It'll already have a footbox if you
> > do this with a mummy bag.
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Pct-L <pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net> on behalf of John Papini <
> > jtpapini at icloud.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016 4:30 PM
> > To: Pct Mailing List
> > Subject: [pct-l] Lightweight Quilt
> >
> > Hello! I am looking to make the jump from mummy bag to quilt, and was
> > wondering if anybody would care to correspond privately about quilt
> > brands/styles. As I said, I know I want a quilt, but I'm not sure which
> > brand I'd like to buy. I've no doubt that there are plenty of quilt
> owners
> > out there who have researched this to death, so to those folks I am
> > extending my humble request. I'm hoping to wrangle a Christmas gift out
> of
> > this, so I am looking for the best/lightest quilt option, not necessarily
> > the most economical...
> >
> > Thank you!
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